While news was spreading mid-week about HBO's series commitment to "Treme," a new drama to be set and shot in New Orleans, co-creator David Simon was testifying in front of a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing titled "The Future of Journalism."

A link to the full gruesome video of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet hearing is here.

Simon, who worked as a reporter at the Baltimore Sun before turning to writing books and TV, comes on at the 97:50 mark.

The embedded video of Simon discussing "Treme" was captured by the "Art Beat" blog of PBS's"NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" outside the hearing room.